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Finding Aid to the Miscellaneous Mammoth Plate Photographs by Carleton E. Watkins, 1859-circa 1890
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  • Collection Summary

    Collection Title: Miscellaneous mammoth plate photographs by Carleton E. Watkins
    Date (inclusive): 1859-circa 1890
    Collection Number: Various
    Creator: Watkins, Carleton E.
    Extent: 16 photographic prints : albumen 10 digital objects (16 images)
    Repository: The Bancroft Library.
    University of California, Berkeley
    Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
    Phone: (510) 642-6481
    Fax: (510) 642-7589
    Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
    URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
    Abstract: A miscellaneous grouping of mammoth plate photographic prints by or attributed to Carleton E. Watkins. Chiefly California landscape views.
    Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
    Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    Restricted originals. Use viewing prints or digital facsimiles only. Use of originals only by permission of the appropriate curator. Inquiries concerning these materials should be directed, in writing, to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library.

    Publication Rights

    All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html. 
    Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Miscellaneous Mammoth Plate Photographs by Carleton E. Watkins, Various, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

    Alternate Forms Available

    Digital reproductions of select images are available.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
    California--Pictorial works
    Albumen prints
    Mammoth plates
    Photographs.

    Administrative Information

    Provenance

    Assembled by Library from multiple sources.

    Accruals

    No additions are expected.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Bancroft Library staff.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    A miscellaneous grouping of mammoth plate photographic prints by or attributed to Carleton E. Watkins and acquired by The Bancroft Library from various sources at various dates. Chiefly California landscape views. Each is housed and cataloged separately under its own accession number, and their descriptions have been grouped together here as a matter of convenience.